"I could buy a house but I don't want to - renting gives me much more freedom" - video Dailymotion

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A young woman has vowed not to bow to pressure of having to buying her own home - because renting gives her more freedpm.  Natalia Czech, 34, has been renting all her life and has no plans to buy a property despite being able to afford to do so.   Natalia believes that remaining off the property ladder allows her more freedom in life and suits her lifestyle better.  She and her husband Dominik Sawoska, 35, value being able to move around whenever they like, be that for work or personal reasons.  Natalia, who works in the building industry, said: "My husband and I could save for a deposit in about 10 months but we don't want to.

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00:00Hi, I'm Natalia. I'm 34 years old and I'm not interested in buying my own house.

00:06I just find renting much more attractive.

00:09I don't want to buy my own house because renting gives me freedom.

00:13I left house when I was 19, my family home, and I moved eight times since then.

00:19I moved to UK seven years ago and it also gave me freedom of choice.

00:25It's just literally me and what I want to do with my life.

00:28And yeah, I just find it more attractive.

00:31I feel that system pushes us to get our own house as soon as we possibly can.

00:38And it's really difficult, especially for young people, because we don't tend to earn as much in our 20s.

00:45I also feel like the older generation taught us that house is like the most valued reassurance for the future.

00:54Renting doesn't hold me back.

00:56And I think if I was offered a good job opportunities, I could just easily move whenever, you know, you name it.

01:04I could move to Dubai, I could move to London.

01:06Not owning a house, just renting will get me further in life as I am so open to opportunities, any occasion that can come along.

01:17And I think you can rent much more nicer properties than you would be able to afford buying.

01:23And, you know, I haven't really lived in one place longer than four years.

01:28Also, if I ever want to go remote, I could like go travel with my husband.

01:34You know, we could just travel around the world or we could just, you know, rent a van and just drive around Europe or anything like that.

01:42So, yeah, it just it just gives me so much freedom.

01:45And, you know, I'm very happy with the life that I have built and I'm happy that I am carefree.

01:51I don't need to worry about my garden.

01:53I don't worry about anything that comes with the with the house.

01:58Well, it's like any renovations and repairs, anything like that.

02:02So it just gives me a peace of mind.

02:05And it also gives me freedom of choice.

02:08Me and my husband, we don't have kids.

02:10We like to be carefree.

02:12We don't we're not planning to have kids as well.

02:14And I think this kind of lifestyle very suit us.

02:17We rather just follow our dreams, follow our goals.

02:22And I think owning a house would made us tied to one place and would make us feel trapped.

02:30But, you know, there are times that I feel like owning a house could be very nice.

02:36I would love to design the place just how I like it.

02:39And obviously, you need to compromise also when you're renting.

02:44But on the other hand, when you buy a house, you also need to compromise

02:48because you can't afford your dream house in your first try.

02:54I think obviously there is the ladder, but like you never really know how long is it going to take you to get there.

03:00And I just think that not owning a house, just renting can make it faster and can make it easier, potentially.

03:09Not owning a house, just renting got me much further because you can just expand your career.

03:16And then maybe in my 50s or something, I could maybe decide then and maybe I'll have enough cash to buy a house.

03:25If you're a young person and you're thinking whether you should rent or buy, try renting

03:31because you can always check the neighborhood you're renting in.

03:35You can always see what job opportunities are in the city you want to rent your apartment in.

03:43And also, even if you're going to be kicked out potentially one day, you always see it as an opportunity to just change, to maybe grow.

03:52It's just whoever you are and whatever you want in life.

"I could buy a house but I don't want to - renting gives me much more freedom"

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